The Power of Giving
Ξ December 23rd, 2009 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Self-Improvement:Techniques |
This Christmas I want to share a powerful message with you.
I will reveal to you the most powerful formula for happiness and fulfillment.
The best of all is that it is not beyond anybodies reach. Actually, it will not come from any external source at all, but from yourself.
And I’m not talking about any kind of spiritual journey.
I’m talking about your resources.
Your talents, your time and your money.
Most of our preparation for life teaches us how to use our resources to obtain something from
the world that surrounds us.
We are taught to get a good education so we can get a good job to get some good money.
We are taught to develop our talents and skills so we can benefit from them.
We are taught social skills so we can receive recognition and acceptance from others.
The underlying message is: the bigger your efforts the more YOU get.
So, in our lifelong pursuit of happiness and success, we just try to develop more and more in these areas, hoping
that some day we will experience the fulfillment we so deeply yearn for.
Until hopefully one day we wake up to the truth that our life’s purpose is not about receiving at all. It is
about something much bigger than that.
It is about using your resources so others can benefit from them. It is when you start giving from what you have
that you will receive what you are so desperately searching for.
A successful businessman is he who knows the needs of his clients and meets them well. If you are out there just
trying to get money from people you won’t get very far. Any marketing expert can tell you that.
Likewise, successful relationships are born from giving love to others, not from trying to fill your own needs
for affection.
But what about me, what about me, what about me?
If you are so worried about your own needs and you haven’t come very far with the traditional formulas for
success, why not try to reverse your efforts?
Instead of focusing on what you want to receive from others, why not start focusing on the needs around you?
There is something magical about giving. The more you give, the more you seem to get.
Oh, and remember…
“…the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
” (Acts 20:35)
Try it! It will always work, because it is a spiritual law.
Have a wonderful Christmas!